Teachings

One of the primary elements of our worship gatherings is exploring the scriptures. Together as a community of faith we seek to faithfully interpret and apply these ancient texts to the realities of twenty-first century life. We do this because we believe God is present with us, that God's Story is continually unfolding all around us and that he is still renewing all of creation and inviting us to participate.

  • May 13, 2019 • 29 min

    'TAKING IT ON THE CHIN FOR OTHERS'

    Eric Smith, Founder and President of Pillar Seminary, joins us to share a little about what it means to "take it on the chin".

  • Apr 30, 2019 • 38 min

    SACRED MOMENTS OF RESURRECTION (WK 2): "No Easter Showcase! Just Sacred Moments" Pt. 2

    Mosaic Gathering Prayer: April 28, 2019 As we clock our weekly hours, as we recount our past years, Lord there’s such temptation to look back with dissatisfaction, to compare our journeys with others’. Even as we follow You, God, self-doubt and fear of insufficiency follow us. They creep in like thieves and misdirect our attention. A million little moments we nearly miss and yet, in this brokenness... Lord, we welcome You here. Spirit, give us eyes to see You and the paths You’ve called each of us to uniquely follow. Lord, we welcome You here. As we stumble, as we compare, as we doubt, Lord clarify our vision. It’s so easy to lose sight of Your quiet presence in our lives when we seek something special and glimmering. In the ordinary moments of Your living resurrection... Lord, we welcome You here. God, remove the scales from our eyes. Remove the dust and specks. Help us to see You clearly. Stir in us a patience and a mindfulness for all You have in store for us now and in the moments to come. Lord, we welcome You here and we invite You to stay here, now and forever. Amen.

  • Apr 22, 2019 • 24 min

    SACRED MOMENTS OF RESURRECTION (WK 1): "No Easter Showcase! Just Sacred Moments"

    More than showcasing his resurrection to the world, Jesus is passionate about speaking sacred moments of resurrection life into our existence. ‘Peace be with you’ is just one of the ways Jesus speaks God's new world into our experience of Good Friday tragedies and Holy Saturday silence and grief. Our sorrow, fear, skepticism and comparisons will be transformed as we become aware of these sacred moments being spoken to us.

  • Apr 15, 2019 • 33 min

    STILL BE OUR VISION, O RULER OF ALL (WK 6): "Making Space for a Kingdom of Communion"

    Mosaic Gathering Prayer: April 14, 2019 God, Creator of our world, artist of our hearts, author of our stories, we come to you with tired bones and white knuckles, as we attempt to hold on so tightly to what isn’t ours.   We acknowledge your presence as it fills this room through the breath from our lungs.   You are the beginning and the end, we come to You.  You feel our anxieties and you see our struggle. You know the weight of what we carry, let us let You lighten this load.  Lord, relieve us.  Help us to see You in every space of our hearts, stories, and individual worlds. In the spaces that may be seen but also in the unseen.  Lord, reveal to us.  Let us be in awe of the immensity of your Spirit. Let the vastness of your love, overwhelm us. Lord, inspire us.  Meet us in the darkness where our questions cast shadows, may the light of your love draw us in close. Lord, lead us.  As we come together with others in community, reveal to us your beauty through the hearts you gave them.  Lord, pursue us.  Let us pay attention to your meticulous detail and care as the robust colors of Spring reveal themselves. Lord, show us. May we never take for granted your intimate nearness. May we see, hear, and feel you all around us.  Unite us together through the shared struggles and joys of our lives. As we seek, we find our identities in You, everlasting strength and infinite love.  Amen

  • Apr 8, 2019 • 37 min

    STILL BE OUR VISION, O RULER OF ALL (WK 5): "A Kingdom of Joy"

    | Mosaic Gathering Prayer: April 7, 2019 Father of us all We bring our hearts, minds and bodies before You this morning. Anything that is anxious and scattered within us, we still. We center ourselves in this place, in our chairs, in our bodies. And we open ourselves to You. Holy Father, You created our hearts and You know our hungers. Sweet Spirit, You dwell within us and You see our thirst. Strong Brother, You walked among us and You know our pain. We invite You into the broken places in our hearts; Dear Lord, bring healing. We invite You into the anxious places in our minds; Dear Lord, bring calm. We invite You to bless anything unloved in our bodies; Dear Lord, bring affirmation. We invite You to touch any strife in our relationships; Dear Lord, bring grace. We invite You to hold any pain in our lives; Dear Lord, bring peace. We invite You into our homes, our neighborhoods, our city, our country; Dear Lord, bring restoration. We invite you into our world; Dear Lord, bring love. Together, we affirm the reality of the abundant life You offer. Together, we pray for an ever-increasing experience of this abundance. We lay our doubts and our frustrations in Your hands. And receive from You,  Joy.

  • Apr 1, 2019 • 36 min

    STILL BE OUR VISION, O RULER OF ALL (WK 4): "A Kingdom of Restoration"

    | Mosaic Gathering Prayer: March 31, 2019 God of Love, we come before you as your children. We acknowledge you as Creator and Sustainer of our lives. Some of us feel great faith and life at work inside of us, Some of us are hopeful skeptics underneath a weight of burdens, Some of us are filled with all kinds of questions, doubt, and despair,Some of us are bruised reeds and smoldering wicks. Your love envelopes us all.Your mercy pursues us.Your grace carries us. And so we choose love, in all of this we choose love. We turn to you in prayer. For those in our state of Nebraska still recovering and rebuilding from flood loss Lord, have mercy For neighbors and those in this room experiencing difficult times of addiction, sadness, loneliness and despair Lord, have mercy For families that are experiencing broken relationships Christ, have mercy For those suffering under unjust systems of power and selfish hands Christ, have mercy For those twisted by envy, violence and hatred God of Justice, intercede For those cultivating a new way of hope, belonging, sustainability, and love God of Peace, intercede For us here at Mosaic and all communities of faith striving to be a light in the darkness Holy Spirit, empower us May we love those far off and those near. May we love those who are strangers and those who are friends. May we love those with whom we disagree and pray to understand that we are bound by something deeper than our beliefs. We confess we have failed to love our neighbors in all the ways you have called us Lord, have mercy. We confess we have often built walls between ourselves and others rather than dismantle those walls Lord, have mercy. As we walk roads of darkness and inhabit spaces of loss in order to bring restoration Lord, have mercy. As we look to you for the forgiveness of sin Gracious Lord, we receive life and rescue you have made possible to us through Jesus. We pray these things as your children you love We pray these things by the grace of God  With the love of the Son  And in the power of the Holy Spirit!  Amen.

  • Mar 25, 2019 • 32 min

    STILL BE OUR VISION, O RULER OF ALL (WK 3): "A God-Like Justice"

    As hikers need a compass, and as travelers need a map and a goal, followers of Jesus need a clear vision of what Jesus' kind of society looks like when it is lived out. In a cultural landscape that is part patriotism, part consumerism, part violence, part affluence and part vanity fair we believe Jesus is calling us to cultivate something very different. Join us for our Sunday gatherings as we explore and seek to live this vision of Jesus together in our lives and neighborhoods.

  • Mar 18, 2019 • 28 min

    STILL BE OUR VISION, O RULER OF ALL (WK 2): "A Kingdom of Mustard Seeds"

    As hikers need a compass, and as travelers need a map and a goal, followers of Jesus need a clear vision of what Jesus' kind of society looks like when it is lived out. In a cultural landscape that is part patriotism, part consumerism, part violence, part affluence and part vanity fair we believe Jesus is calling us to cultivate something very different. Join us for our Sunday gatherings as we explore and seek to live this vision of Jesus together in our lives and neighborhoods.

  • Mar 11, 2019 • 32 min

    STILL BE OUR VISION, O RULER OF ALL (WK 1): "Transformative Grace in Our Kingdoms of Ash"

    As hikers need a compass, and as travelers need a map and a goal, followers of Jesus need a clear vision of what Jesus' kind of society looks like when it is lived out. In a cultural landscape that is part patriotism, part consumerism, part violence, part affluence and part vanity fair we believe Jesus is calling us to cultivate something very different. Join us for our Sunday gatherings as we explore and seek to live this vision of Jesus together in our lives and neighborhoods.

  • Feb 18, 2019 • 40 min

    UNFINISHED (WK 1): "An Exploration of Ordinary Acts of Self-Emptying Love"

    We're taught that 'Good is the Enemy of Great', and that 'Great' is what we're supposed to be. But is it possible that obsession with greatness--being impressive, going viral, dropping the mic--prevents us from seeing opportunities around us to bring peace, joy, and goodness into the world around us? Can 'Great' be the Enemy of 'Good'?

  • Feb 11, 2019 • 32 min

    INNER SKEPTIC SAINTS (WK 6): "The Mystery Unraveling all our Mysteries"

    Welcome to humanity. We question. We doubt. We have uncertainties. Some are ashamed of their doubts. Some are proud of their doubts. We’d rather be faithful with them. Thankfully Jesus never asks us to give up our uncertainties to join the journey of discovery in following Him. Instead, the Divine welcomes our doubts and uncertainties because it makes us more human and honest. Ultimately, faith has little to do with certainty and more to do with a willingness to act faithfully despite uncertainty. As we begin 2019, we invite you to join us at our Sunday gatherings by throwing our hands up in equal parts awe, bliss and surrender. This is where the journey of faith begins.

  • Feb 4, 2019 • 38 min

    INNER SKEPTIC SAINTS (WK 5): "The Greatest of These is Love"

    Welcome to humanity. We question. We doubt. We have uncertainties. Some are ashamed of their doubts. Some are proud of their doubts. We’d rather be faithful with them. Thankfully Jesus never asks us to give up our uncertainties to join the journey of discovery in following Him. Instead, the Divine welcomes our doubts and uncertainties because it makes us more human and honest. Ultimately, faith has little to do with certainty and more to do with a willingness to act faithfully despite uncertainty. As we begin 2019, we invite you to join us at our Sunday gatherings by throwing our hands up in equal parts awe, bliss and surrender. This is where the journey of faith begins.

  • Jan 28, 2019 • 36 min

    INNER SKEPTIC SAINTS (WK 4): "What the hell? Salvation belongs to our God!"

    Welcome to humanity. We question. We doubt. We have uncertainties. Some are ashamed of their doubts. Some are proud of their doubts. We’d rather be faithful with them. Thankfully Jesus never asks us to give up our uncertainties to join the journey of discovery in following Him. Instead, the Divine welcomes our doubts and uncertainties because it makes us more human and honest. Ultimately, faith has little to do with certainty and more to do with a willingness to act faithfully despite uncertainty. As we begin 2019, we invite you to join us by throwing our hands up in equal parts awe, bliss and surrender. This is where the journey of faith begins.

  • Jan 21, 2019 • 36 min

    INNER SKEPTIC SAINTS (WK 3): "Surrender and Rebellion in the Face of Evil"

    Welcome to humanity. We question. We doubt. We have uncertainties. Some are ashamed of their doubts. Some are proud of their doubts. We’d rather be faithful with them. Thankfully Jesus never asks us to give up our uncertainties to join the journey of discovery in following Him. Instead, the Divine welcomes our doubts and uncertainties because it makes us more human and honest. Ultimately, faith has little to do with certainty and more to do with a willingness to act faithfully despite uncertainty. As we begin 2019, we invite you to join us by throwing our hands up in equal parts awe, bliss and surrender. This is where the journey of faith begins.

  • Jan 14, 2019 • 33 min

    INNER SKEPTIC SAINTS (WK 2): '"Please look through me not at me!" -the Bible'

    Welcome to humanity. We question. We doubt. We have uncertainties. Some are ashamed of their doubts. Some are proud of their doubts. We’d rather be faithful with them. Thankfully Jesus never asks us to give up our uncertainties to join the journey of discovery in following Him. Instead, the Divine welcomes our doubts and uncertainties because it makes us more human and honest. Ultimately, faith has little to do with certainty and more to do with a willingness to act faithfully despite uncertainty. As we begin 2019, we invite you to join us by throwing our hands up in equal parts awe, bliss and surrender. This is where the journey of faith begins.

  • Jan 7, 2019 • 36 min

    INNER SKEPTIC SAINTS (WK 1): "The Choice Jesus Doesn't Ask Us to Make"

    Welcome to humanity. We question. We doubt. We have uncertainties. Some are ashamed of their doubts. Some are proud of their doubts. We’d rather be faithful with them. Thankfully Jesus never asks us to give up our uncertainties to join the journey of discovery in following Him. Instead, the Divine welcomes our doubts and uncertainties because it makes us more human and honest. Ultimately, faith has little to do with certainty and more to do with a willingness to act faithfully despite uncertainty. As we begin 2019, we invite you to join us by throwing our hands up in equal parts awe, bliss and surrender. This is where the journey of faith begins.

  • Dec 26, 2018 • 20 min

    ADVENT OF DISRUPTION (WK 4): "Christmas Reflection"

    Advent continues to come every year to a world that is constantly trying to assert a story of seeking value through significance and power and domination and control and success and comfort--and Advent brings a reminder that Jesus came as a plot twist and a disruption of that story to say, “You are valued and loved without ANY of that, and my Kingdom, the true Kingdom, is a Kingdom made of grace and peace and joy and self-emptying love. We wait. We anticipate. We receive. We participate.

  • Dec 17, 2018 • 31 min

    ADVENT OF DISRUPTION (WK 3): "The Joy of Discerning Wonder"

    Advent continues to come every year to a world that is constantly trying to assert a story of seeking value through significance and power and domination and control and success and comfort--and Advent brings a reminder that Jesus came as a plot twist and a disruption of that story to say, “You are valued and loved without ANY of that, and my Kingdom, the true Kingdom, is a Kingdom made of grace and peace and joy and self-emptying love. We wait. We anticipate. We receive. We participate.

  • Dec 10, 2018 • 30 min

    ADVENT OF DISRUPTION (WK 2): "The Disruption That Brings Peace"

    Advent continues to come every year to a world that is constantly trying to assert a story of seeking value through significance and power and domination and control and success and comfort--and Advent brings a reminder that Jesus came as a plot twist and a disruption of that story to say, “You are valued and loved without ANY of that, and my Kingdom, the true Kingdom, is a Kingdom made of grace and peace and joy and self-emptying love. We wait. We anticipate. We receive. We participate.

  • Dec 4, 2018 • 30 min

    ADVENT OF DISRUPTION (WK 1): "The Plot Twist"

    Advent continues to come every year to a world that is constantly trying to assert a story of seeking value through significance and power and domination and control and success and comfort--and Advent brings a reminder that Jesus came as a plot twist and a disruption of that story to say, “You are valued and loved without ANY of that, and my Kingdom, the true Kingdom, is a Kingdom made of grace and peace and joy and self-emptying love. We wait. We anticipate. We receive. We participate.

  • Nov 20, 2018 • 37 min

    ON THE INCREASE (WK 3): "A Quiet Community of Love and Hope"

    Together, we're imagining how we might trust God to make our love increase more and more for one another and all of our neighbors. We're joining with this little, vulnerable, vibrant and ancient church in Thessalonica to believe that Jesus, through his death and resurrection, will guard our life's light from being determined by the great darkness around us. We're living to give ourselves to love of God and neighbor as we overflow with holiness, love and hope. "May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones."  -1Thessalonians 3:12-13

  • Nov 12, 2018 • 44 min

    ON THE INCREASE (WK 2): "A Sexuality of Holiness"

    Together, we're imagining how we might trust God to make our love increase more and more for one another and all of our neighbors. We're joining with this little, vulnerable, vibrant and ancient church in Thessalonica to believe that Jesus, through his death and resurrection, will guard our life's light from being determined by the great darkness around us. We're living to give ourselves to love of God and neighbor as we overflow with holiness, love and hope. "May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones."  -1Thessalonians 3:12-13

  • Nov 5, 2018 • 35 min

    ON THE INCREASE (WK 1): "Lives of Response"

    Together, we're imagining how we might trust God to make our love increase more and more for one another and all of our neighbors. We're joining with this little, vulnerable, vibrant and ancient church in Thessalonica to believe that Jesus, through his death and resurrection, will guard our life's light from being determined by the great darkness around us. We're living to give ourselves to love of God and neighbor as we overflow with holiness, love and hope. "May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones."  -1Thessalonians 3:12-13

  • Oct 23, 2018 • 34 min

    MOSAIC CORE (WK 3): "Inward | Upward | Outward"

    Over the next several weeks we are going to go behind the curtain of what makes Mosaic tick and invite you into practicing rhythms of grace with us.  If you are interested in joining Mosaic Core you can fill out the form at www.mosaiclincoln.com/core or email info@mosaiclincoln.com with any questions.

  • Oct 18, 2018 • 23 min

    MOSAIC CORE (WK 2): "We Are | We Exist | We Hope | And..."

    Over the next several weeks we are going to go behind the curtain of what makes Mosaic tick and invite you into practicing rhythms of grace with us.  If you are interested in joining Mosaic Core you can fill out the form at www.mosaiclincoln.com/core or email info@mosaiclincoln.com with any questions.